With a 12-bolt rear end, 4-speed manual transmission and dual-quad 409 CI V-8 under the hood, this Impala is everything muscle-car fanatics dig about big-block Bowties. Sweetly dressed, the 409 wears Offenhauser valve covers and is fed by Carter AFBs. With the Rally wheels and white-letter Goodyear radial tires, the Impala builds on the vintage muscle look with a sort of retro-on-retro scene that will be the envy of many. Inside, the car is nicely equipped with bucket seats, a center console, Hurst shifter, Delco pushbutton radio and, from the aftermarket segment, a Sun tachometer and SunPro auxiliary gauges. The black interior has an original feel to it, with a slightly aged look, a few mild creases, an overall patina that lends a certain air of maturity, a seniority that brings with it an element of relaxed cool—an otherwise natural aura for an Impala of this vintage. Painted in rare and unique Laguna Aqua, the finish shines well with exceptional depth and reflectivity. Likewise, the stainless, aluminum and chrome trim presents very well, inside and out. During their heyday, 409-equipped Chevrolets were some of the most formidable cars on the road or strip. They could propel the roughly 4,000-pound Impala down a straightaway with ferocious grunt and finish the quarter-mile in about 14.5 seconds having passed 60 MPH in just more than 6 seconds—for the early 1960s, these were fantastic figures. To boot, Chevrolet did little to set the 409-equipped Impalas apart from anything else in the showroom—to an unsuspecting passerby it could just as easily have been equipped with an inline 6-cylinder engine; except for that throatier-than-normal idle. But, because of the stealthy nature, the 409 Impala was perfect for launching a sneak surprise.

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